Contours of the Nation

Contours of the Nation
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 9781442612723
ISBN-13 : 144261272X
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Download or read book Contours of the Nation written by Deborah McPhail and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contouring the Nation is the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate true Canadians from others.


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